​Uniontown, PA – PennDOT District 12 would like to inform motorists that a section of Route 981 located in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County will have nighttime closures between the PA Turnpike Bridge and Hecla Road.  The nighttime closures will take place Monday evenings thru Friday mornings from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. beginning on Monday, May 9 for approximately 4 weeks, weather permitting.  Traffic will be detoured.   

A posted detour will be in place:  

• Fiedors Grove Road traffic will use Viking Drive and State Street. 

• Route 981 traffic will use Route 819, Route 982, and Kecksburg Road. 

The closure will be in place to allow crews to haul excavated material by oversized vehicles on the roadway.  This is part of the Laurel Valley Transportaion Improvement Project.   

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1000 traffic cameras. 

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts. 

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland counties at www.PennDOT.pa.gov/District12. 

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MEDIA CONTACT: Melissa Maczko, 724-439-7340 or mmaczko@pa.gov 

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